Coming in hot on the heels of last week's similarly bolshie claim from Activision regarding the release of Modern Warfare 2 later this year, Eidos is claiming that the new "Batman" game is "close to perfect."

"We expect Batman Arkham Asylum to not only be the biggest game of the summer but one of the stand-out games of the year," Eidos' head of UK marketing Jon Brooke told MCV.

"It's as close to perfect as we've ever come, it looks amazing, plays beautifully and has a rich twisting storyline with enormous replayability. I'm confident enough to say that it will set a new benchmark for licensed games and it's going to establish itself as one of our best games ever."

Eidos is putting a four-month marketing plan behind the game's release, which is currently set for June 9th in North America.

Is Arkham Asylum "the stand-out title of the year?"

Bryn says: 10 out of 10 for effort, I'd say. From what we've seen of the game so far, it does look rather promising. Stand-out game of the year? I dunno. Time will tell, but the competition promises to be heating up, particularly around E3 when some of the big guns will arrive.

Activision is in a better position to be cocky right now. Eidos still has a way to go.